Since the past four days, around 100 families at a high-rise in Noida’s Sector 79 were living in fear of a total blackout. Power supply to the Hilston Urbtech Society was cut Tuesday after which diesel generator (DG) sets were being used to power the high-rise residences. However, on Thursday night, even these gave out, plunging the residents into darkness.
Kavita Mehra, a resident, said, “On Tuesday, regular power supply to our society was cut after which DG sets were being used round-the-clock to provide power. But around Thursday midnight, the DG sets gave out and they were repaired over 14 hours later, around 3.30pm Friday.”
The residents of the 18-storey high-rise are facing a hard time without electricity. They got possession of their flats only in February this year. There are three towers that are 18 storeys high, and each floor has about four flats.
